Amitriptyline

What is Amitriptyline?

Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant used for the treatment of depression. It may also be used for certain chronic and neuropathic (nerve) pain and for prevention of migraine headaches.

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How do members experience Amitriptyline?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Insomnia 1,229 757
Fibromyalgia 1,102 654
Pain 1,063 635
Peripheral neuropathy 742 98
Spinal cord injury 241 6

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dry mouth 185
Weight gain 128
Drowsiness 97
Sleepiness 63
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 51
Grogginess 51

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 287
Moderate 431
Mild 580
None 771

Member evaluations

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kaywile

evaluated on Mar 25, 2023

  • Perceived effectiveness for fibromyalgia: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None

mistysong64

evaluated on May 13, 2022

  • Perceived effectiveness for insomnia: Moderate
  • Side effects: Moderate

FibroMom63

evaluated on Dec 17, 2020

  • Perceived effectiveness for insomnia: Moderate
  • Side effects: None
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